We have a local DNS server that points correctly to the new ISPConfig-installed server.

I set up a site, and a mail user (web1_test). I then attemtped to connect to get mail with Thunderbird, set up for secure connection. It failed, and I got similar error messages as a previous failed attempt remotely.

I then attempted a non-secure connection. It never worked, and there were no new entries in maillog. :| Matter of fact, I rebooted the system and attempted another non-secure connection. Again, nothing new added.

Thank you Till. I have since done two complete re-installs of OS & ISPConfig, and getting the same issue.

To answer your question: Yes, I can connect to pop3 from another machine from command line, and send email to the newest account I have created. I can see the statistics, and I can see the email in the mbox file (I've since changed to Maildir). Yet, cannot connect with mail client using SSL.

Aren't you using Maildir? Then you should run Dovecot instead of your xinetd based POP3/IMAP daemon... Your current POP3/IMAP daemon uses mbox.

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Hello Falko, and thanks to you for helping me (as well as the How To's and The Forum).

The error I got was *before* I switched over to Maildir. Why did I get that message before I switched over to Maildir format?

Your suggestion worked (surprise).

I've stopped xinetd and started dovecot (actually, I had to remove the 0.99 version and install the 1.0 version which allows for character translation with the 'auth_username_translation =' directive). I've been able to send email from behind the network, and I'll check for remote authentication as soon as I get to a remote machine.

Well, I just realized that I didn't need the 'auth_username_translation =' directive, so I did a reinstall to get back to the 'perfect install', and utilizing Falko's suggestion to use Dovecot with Maildir.

Well, I just realized that I didn't need the 'auth_username_translation =' directive, so I did a reinstall to get back to the 'perfect install', and utilizing Falko's suggestion to use Dovecot with Maildir.

Why is it that I have to rebuild the certificates *after* the install process after a fresh os/ispcoinfig install? I always get the 8182 error (except one time).

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Because you enter invalid information when you create the certificates the first time. Accept the default values. The most common error is this: when you're asked for the "common name (e.g., your name)", this doesn't mean your personal name, but your domain name (e.g. example.com).

I'm hanging on SMTP AUTH it seems.

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Please add

Code:

mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8

to /etc/postfix/main.cf and restart Postfix. Then try to send a mail over that server with your email client (without SSL, but with "Server requires authentication." enabled).

Because you enter invalid information when you create the certificates the first time. Accept the default values. The most common error is this: when you're asked for the "common name (e.g., your name)", this doesn't mean your personal name, but your domain name (e.g. example.com).

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Ok, I thought I did it right. Anyway, I entered the same info the second time around.

falko said:

Please add

Code:

mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8

to /etc/postfix/main.cf and restart Postfix. Then try to send a mail over that server with your email client (without SSL, but with "Server requires authentication." enabled).

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I did this. I then attempted to connect from my mail client. I just timed out. No messages anywhere. I then logged in from another machine on the command line port 110, and then I logged in as the user, but it didn't list any messages, even though I have another screen open that shows a file in /var/www/web1/user/web1_test4/Maildir/new. This seems odd indeed.